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hydrolytic
Variant of hydrolysis
noun pl. hydrolyses
a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with water so as to be changed into one or more other substances, as a starch into glucose, natural fats into glycerol and fatty acids, or a salt into a weak acid or a weak base
Related Forms:
- hydrolytic adjective
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